Sloan Name Meaning & Origin

Sloan

Origin of the name Sloane:

Transferred use of the surname, an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic O'Sluagháin, which is derived from sluagh (a multitude of people, warriors). In England, Sloan is bestowed upon both male and female children.

My oldest daughters name is Sloan and she was born long before Ferris Buellers day off cam out. She was actually named after the company SLOAN valve company that everyone sees when they use the bathrooms, wash their hands, or dispense soap. The name Sloan was always a name for either gender in England